Creature Discomforts

11-14-2007, 02:29 PM

http://www.creaturediscomforts.org/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/new...&news=1&ms3=54

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7089595.stm

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Aardman creatures fight prejudice

The creatures will be seen on TV from January

New characters
The team behind the Wallace and Gromit cartoons have unveiled six new characters - all with disabilities.
Aardman Animations has based the plasticine animals - including a bull terrier in a wheelchair - on those from its Creature Comforts TV series.

The new Creature Discomforts characters will appear in adverts from next week.

The animals are part of a campaign by the Leonard Cheshire Disability charity to highlight the discrimination faced by disabled people.

Shawnee123 · 11-14-2007, 02:45 PM

They ran the show Creature Comforts for about 2 episodes on CBS, and it was funny. I think the concept of making characters to boost awareness of disabilities is great.
In fact, I think they should bring back the show Creature Comforts and add some of these new characters.
Unfortunately, since it wasn't a reality show or a cop show, the American public didn't go for it I guess. Too smart for some.

Sundae · 11-14-2007, 02:55 PM

There was a good series of adverts on disability recently - the only one I particularly remember was a deaf barman in a club. It stuck in my mind because I always thought it was the perfect job for someone who could lipread (deaf or not).

ZenGum · 11-15-2007, 10:18 AM

The vet we took our pets to when I was a kid had photos of his patients in the waiting room. One showed a beagle who had been hit by a car and couldn't use it's back legs, possibly spinal damage or possibly pelvic damage. The vet had made a "wheelchair" with a sling for the the dog's hips to sit in, hung from crossbars which connected by two inverted A-frames to wide-tired wheels.
He couldn't run but he could get around. I always used to wonder how he marked his territory, though.

Urbane Guerrilla · 11-16-2007, 01:48 AM

I can imagine him backing into position, emitting tiny beeping sounds.

Drax · 11-16-2007, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

I can imagine him backing into position, emitting tiny beeping sounds.

Every time I back up, I go "beep, beep, beep." :p

11-14-2007, 02:45 PM	#2
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	They ran the show Creature Comforts for about 2 episodes on CBS, and it was funny. I think the concept of making characters to boost awareness of disabilities is great. In fact, I think they should bring back the show Creature Comforts and add some of these new characters. Unfortunately, since it wasn't a reality show or a cop show, the American public didn't go for it I guess. Too smart for some. Last edited by Shawnee123; 11-14-2007 at 02:51 PM.

11-14-2007, 02:55 PM	#3
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	There was a good series of adverts on disability recently - the only one I particularly remember was a deaf barman in a club. It stuck in my mind because I always thought it was the perfect job for someone who could lipread (deaf or not). __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

11-15-2007, 10:18 AM	#4
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	The vet we took our pets to when I was a kid had photos of his patients in the waiting room. One showed a beagle who had been hit by a car and couldn't use it's back legs, possibly spinal damage or possibly pelvic damage. The vet had made a "wheelchair" with a sling for the the dog's hips to sit in, hung from crossbars which connected by two inverted A-frames to wide-tired wheels. He couldn't run but he could get around. I always used to wonder how he marked his territory, though. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

11-16-2007, 01:48 AM	#5
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	I can imagine him backing into position, emitting tiny beeping sounds.

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